( open to all ) all the world's a stage

[dothelokimotion]

Who: Open to All
What: Party @ The Opherium
When: August
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: N/A



( i. here for your entertainment )

[ most people would see the strange arrivals as an imposition. and loki does to some degree. that being said, he’s more than willing to turn that problem into a business opportunity. show that he’s open and welcoming. throw in a little extra money to establish the theater as a prominent spot in this world. the doors are open, fees are reduced. and if you’re not interested in catching a play, you might want to stop by the steps where there are a few vendors selling cotton candy, ice-cream sandwiches and beer to passersby and there are a few street performers there to catch your attention, whether they’re juggling fire balls, doing magic tricks or simply playing a pianoforte on the steps of the opherium. ]

( ii. the curtain rises )

[ for this month, loki is running a bunch of shakespearean plays. hamlet, macbeth, the twelfth night . . . you name it, it’s probably running. during the intermissions, there’s an open bar for you to rub elbows with the other patrons, maybe discuss your favourite part of the play. enjoy the arts so to speak. if you catch the really late night shows, you might find that your favourite plays might . . . turn out a little differently. like the trees are real in macbeth. that the ghosts move through the audience, sending chills down your spine. but the experience is still worth it. or is it?

or perhaps, you might need some alone time after a show, wanting to catch the infamous view of the city from the opherium's balcony. the choice is yours. ]

( iii. something wicked this way comes )

[ the theater keeps up odd hours. its productions run late into the night. and sometimes, you might feel the urge to linger and explore. after all, it’s strange to hear that a god of mischief is running a theater these days. almost suspicious even! so you might be wandering the halls, ears and eyes peeled to hear anything that might be unusual.

and you might just get your wish. a ghostly murmur, the flicker of a shadow against the pane of glass, statues that seem to be unnerving with their gaze upon you . . . is there something really there or are you just imagining things? ]

Comments

[definecat]

"It was nice to see something other than a papier-mache donkey head. And there was a nice balance of polish and spontaneity in the performances," Sleeper mused.

"I suppose not everyone finds it easy to use a language that has shifted so far from the current colloquial." Some of the words are hard to get from context because the assumed meaning is nothing like how it was used at the time.

[robintohood]

Jason nods in agreement.

"Yeah. The way we talk now is nowhere close to back then," he says. "It's interesting to break down the shift and all the poetic meanings but you really have to sit down and spend time to take it all in."

His interest was strong enough for him to study the plays for fun but he knows not everyone has the same kind of motivation as him.

[definecat]

"Most people are unaware of the fluidity of language. They even think dictionaries can be complete." That idea gets a derisive snort.

And Jason at least appreciates these things, even when they aren't the center of everything. "I wonder which we should bring Dylan to. We have to fix the gaps in his education. Or he'll end up thinking more things like the Rolling Stones are the best rock band of all time."

[robintohood]

Jason scoffs in mild amusement.

"We definitely can't have that. It'd be tragic. At the very least he should listen to Queen," he suggests. "As for Shakespeare's works, I was thinking Twelfth Night could be an easy one for him to take in. Everyone knows Romeo and Juliet but it's such a cliché and overplayed at this point that I'd rather save that as a last resort."

[definecat]

"Not The Taming of the Shrew? I might even be convinced to dress for the occasion," they tease. It might be amusing to be a rodent instead of a feline. For a time, at least.

"I'm a Kinks person myself. But I'll give you Freddie Mercury's dulcet tones."

[robintohood]

"Exactly. His vocals were on a completely different level. Not that there's anything wrong with the Kinks."

Jason then reaches to pet Sleeper on the head next.

"And the Taming of the Shrew would be good too. Sure you can stand to be a rodent for a couple of hours though?" he teases back.

[definecat]

"As much of a rodent as I am a cat," they point out.

"Form is merely convenience to us, after all." Some of his siblings have quite...unique takes on things.

[robintohood]

Jason nods. That seems to make sense for agender shapeshifters.

"Good point. So okay, how about a rodent with spats and bow tie when we go see that production? Might as well keep up with the dapperness."